Word Study
site
CIDE DICTIONARY
site, n. [L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p. situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. Position.].
- The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation; as, a site for a church. [1913 Webster]
- The posture or position of a thing. [1913 Webster]"The semblance of a lover fixed
In melancholy site." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
site, n. & v.
1 the ground chosen or used for a town or building.
2 a place where some activity is or has been conducted (camping site; launching site).
--v.tr.
1 locate or place.
2 provide with a site.
1 the ground chosen or used for a town or building.
2 a place where some activity is or has been conducted (camping site; launching site).
--v.tr.
1 locate or place.
2 provide with a site.
Etymology
ME f. AF site or L situs local position
THESAURUS
site
abode, agora, amphitheater, area, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background, bear garden, bearings, bench mark, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, district, emplacement, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, haunt, hippodrome, hole, home, install, latitude and longitude, lieu, lists, locale, locality, locate, location, locus, marketplace, mat, milieu, mise-en-scene, open forum, orientation, palaestra, parade ground, pinpoint, pit, place, placement, plat, platform, plot, point, position, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, purlieus, put, range, region, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, situate, situation, situs, sphere, spot, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stamping ground, station, stead, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, walk, where, whereabout, whereabouts, wrestling ringROGET THESAURUS
site
Situation
N situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude, footing, standing, standpoint, post, stage, aspect, attitude, posture, pose, environment, surroundings (location), circumjacence, place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts, ground, bearings, spot, topography, geography, chorography, map, situate, situated, local, topical, topographical, in situ, in loco, here and there, passim, hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts, in place, here, there, in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.For further exploring for "site" in Webster Dictionary Online